Psalm 12

Psalm 12American Standard Version (ASV)

God a helper against the treacherous.

12 Help, Jehovah; for the godly man ceaseth;For [b]the faithful fail from among the children of men.2 They speak falsehood every one with his neighbor:With flattering lip, and with a double heart, do they speak.3 Jehovah will cut off all flattering lips,The tongue that speaketh great things;4 Who have said, With our tongue will we prevail;Our lips are [c]our own: who is lord over us?5 Because of the oppression of the poor, because of the sighing of the needy,Now will I arise, saith Jehovah;I will set him in the safety he panteth for.6 The words of Jehovah are pure words;As silver tried in a furnace on the earth,Purified seven times.7 Thou wilt keep them, O Jehovah,Thou wilt preserve them from this generation for ever.8 The wicked walk on every side,When vileness is exalted among the sons of men.

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